Poverty

3 May 2013

Help End Poverty + You Could Earn Concert Tix To Beyoncé, One Direction + Many More

Posted 5/3/13 2:52 pm EST by Danica Davidson in Celebs, Music, Social media

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About 1.3 billion people are living in poverty, and right now you have an awesome opportunity to earn free tix to see Beyoncé, Ke$ha, Bruno Mars, Rihanna or One Direction in concert by taking action to lower dem numbers!

9 Apr 2013

Sweet Tweet: Katy Perry Joins UNICEF to Help Kids In Madagascar

Posted 4/9/13 10:39 am EST by Danica Davidson in Celebs, Health, Hunger, School, Sweet Tweet

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Breaking up sucks, but Katy Perry knows how to deal with the post-breakup blues. After her split with John Mayer, this “Firework” hooked up with UNICEF to help kids in Madagascar.

8 Apr 2013

Gavin DeGraw Follows in Britney Spears' Footsteps + Helps Homeless Man

Posted 4/8/13 1:09 pm EST by Alexandra Govere in Celebs, Money, Music

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Gavin DeGraw is baaaack! It’s been a while since we’ve seen the 36-year-old singer-songwriter, but he recently resurfaced in the sweetest way.

22 Mar 2013

How To Feed The Hungry With Beyonce, Tina Knowles + Trey Songz: Simply Miss A Meal

Posted 3/22/13 11:44 am EST by Alexandra Govere in Celebs, Health, Hunger

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Beyoncé and Tina Knowles want you to Miss A Meal. No, this isn't some crazy celebrity diet fad! Far from it. The Knowles ladies have joined forces with their pastor Rudy Rasmus and his wife Juanita to help feed hungry Americans.

19 Mar 2013

Britney Spears Comes To Homeless Man's Aid: 3 Ways You Can Help

Posted 3/19/13 5:24 pm EST by Alexandra Govere in Celebs, Music

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“Scream and Shout” for Britney Spears, ‘cause her heart is even bigger than her hit song! The queen of pop reportedly withdrew $100 from an ATM outside of a Los Angeles pharmacy after a homeless man asked her for help.

25 Feb 2013

Want To Be President For A Day? Take This Quiz + Find Out The Impact You'd Make

Posted 2/25/13 10:00 am EST by Alexandra Govere in Health, Hunger, Money, Photos

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What would you do if you were president for a day? You'd better figure it out quick, 'cause presientforaday.com wants to know!

12 Feb 2013

Act-Off! Justin Bieber vs. The Black Keys: Both Sides Exchange Jabs After Grammys

Posted 2/12/13 6:28 pm EST by Alexandra Govere in Celebs, Events, Music, School

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The Mayan calendar must just have been off by a few weeks, because this is totally the apocalypse! Hipsters and Beliebers are in an all-out war as Justin Bieber and Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney share a heated post-Grammy exchange.

22 Jan 2013

3 Reasons I Loved Jennifer Hudson + Alicia Keys' Film at Sundance

Posted 1/22/13 1:02 pm EST by Joey Parker in Celebs, Movies

Photo: Skylan Brooks, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson and director George Tillman. (Getty)

The Sundance Film Festival is well underway in the snowy mountains of Park City, Utah, filled with an enormous amount of fun, fierce, and fascinating films that always make me fall in love with filmmaking all over again. "The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete" was one of those films that truly blew me away. Future tip: bring tissues.

5 Dec 2012

[Video] 50 Cent Feuding With Hunger: It's A 'World Issue, Not A Third World Issue'

Posted 12/5/12 11:35 am EST by Alexandra Govere in Celebs, Hunger, Music, Natural Disasters

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Rap feuds are so last millennium! There’s only one thing 50 Cent wants to fight, and it’s hunger! The rapper recently partnered with Feeding America to serve Thanksgiving meals to more than 1,000 New Yorkers impacted by Hurricane Sandy.

7 Nov 2012

[INTERVIEW] Can You Imagine Living On $1 A Day? 4 Friends Did. For 56 Days

Posted 11/7/12 4:30 pm EST by Caroline Walker in Health, Hunger, Movies, Resources

Photo: Sean Leonard, Zach Ingrasci, Chris Temple and Ryan Christoffersen on the craziest journey of their lives. (Facebook)

In the United States, the official guidelines define poverty as an individual income below $11,170 a year. That's an average of $30.60 or less per person, each day -- for food, housing, medical costs, education, clothing, the works. Add a spouse and kids and that daily rate dwindles significantly. Within this range, a person's health and livelihood are at risk. Within this range, life is considered unmanageable, often dangerous. Now get this: Across the planet, more than one billion people are surviving on less than $1 a day.

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MTV Act Blog poverty

Sweet Tweet: Katy Perry Joins UNICEF to Help Kids In Madagascar

Gavin DeGraw Follows in Britney Spears' Footsteps + Helps Homeless Man

How To Feed The Hungry With Beyonce, Tina Knowles + Trey Songz: Simply Miss A Meal

Britney Spears Comes To Homeless Man's Aid: 3 Ways You Can Help

Want To Be President For A Day? Take This Quiz + Find Out The Impact You'd Make

Act-Off! Justin Bieber vs. The Black Keys: Both Sides Exchange Jabs After Grammys

3 Reasons I Loved Jennifer Hudson + Alicia Keys' Film at Sundance

[Video] 50 Cent Feuding With Hunger: It's A 'World Issue, Not A Third World Issue'

[INTERVIEW] Can You Imagine Living On $1 A Day? 4 Friends Did. For 56 Days

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